Staff

Rich Wrage


Regional Extension Education Director
rwrage@iastate.edu
(641) 752-1551

Alison Boelman


County Extension Administrator
aboelman@iastate.edu
(515) 382-6551

Non-profit management workshops

Melissa McEnany


Office Assistant
mmcenany@iastate.edu
515-382-6551

Bambi Robinson


FNP Program Assistant
bambir@iastate.edu
382-6551

Mary Wilkins


County 4-H Youth Coordinator
mwilkins@iastate.edu
(515) 382-6551

4-H Youth Programs

Kapil Arora


Ag. Engineering Field Specialist
pbtiger@iastate.edu
(515) 382-6551

Water Quality, Soil Conservation Practices, Manure Management, Composting, Environmental Regulations

Jody Gatewood


Family/Nutrition and Health Field Specilaist
jodyg@iastate.edu
515-382-6551

Food, nutrition, and physical activity.

Mark Licht


Field Agronomist
lichtma@iastate.edu
515-382-6551

Educational programs for agronomic resource management with emphasis in: conservation and land use; manure nutrient management; soil and water quality; soil fertility; soil survey use; and crop production.

Annette Brown


4-H Youth Program Specialist
annbrown@iastate.edu
(515) 432-3882

Positive Youth Development is the focus of educational programs and youth experiences. Emphasis is on helping youth to develop life skills that will help them be successful now and in the future. Five major outcomes include: citizenship, communications, leadership, and personal life management skills (decision making, relationship building, money management, healthy life choices, clothing, etc. that require daily application), and the fifth outcome is acquiring knowledge in areas of personal interest through 4-H project work and special interest groups. Community capacity building through working with community partners and youth as resources is part of valuing youth and helping them to develop into caring and capable individuals.

Cheryl Clark


Families Field Specialist
cclark@iastate.edu
Cell: 641-373-2196

Child Care, Parenting

Susan Erickson


Extension Specialist - Community and Economic Development
susaneri@iastate.edu
515-294-1790

Healthy community design and therapeutic gardens

Steven Johnson


Farm Management Specialist
sdjohns@iastate.edu
(515) 957-5790

Grain Marketing, Crop Insurance, Farmland Leasing, Crop Economics and Risk Management, Decision Tools. Farm Programs, ACRE Program, SURE Program, Flexible Cash Farm Leases, Crop Marketing Newsletter, and e-Farm Management.

Jolene McCoy


Communications Specialist
jolene@iastate.edu
515-306-2828

Media

Joe Sellers


Livestock Program Specialist
sellers@iastate.edu
641-774-2016

Beef

Matt Swantek

Matt Swantek


Swine Field Specialist
mswantek@iastate.edu
712-371-2856

Area of Expertise: business analysis, computer software and spreadsheets, feeds and nutrition, production and management practices, problem-solving, record keeping, benchmarking and databases, pork production, pork quality, pork safety, facilities, breeding.

Margaret Van Ginkel


Family Resource Management Field Specialist
vangin@iastate.edu
(515) 727-0656

Financial management

Barb Wollan


Family Finance Program Specialist
bwollan@iastate.edu
(515) 832-9597

Family Resources including - Financial record keeping, Credit education, Financial planning and counseling

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